Sphaeroides

See also: sphaeroides and sphæroïdes

Translingual edit

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Etymology edit

From Latin sphaeroides (“globular, spherical”).

Proper noun edit

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(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Tetraodontidae – Sphoeroides.
A taxonomic genus within the family Ceratostomataceae – Sphaerodes, a marine fungus.

Hyponyms edit

(genus in Tetraodontidae): Sphaeroides rubripes (now Takifugu rubripes), Sphaeroides armilla (now Omegophora armilla), Sphaeroides halsteadi (now Reicheltia halsteadi)
(marine fungus): Sphaeroides fimicola ( ⇒ Sphaerodes fimicola)

Further reading edit

Sphaeroides at World Register of Marine Species (Tetraodontidae)
Sphaeroides at World Register of Marine Species {Ascomycota}
Ceratostomataceae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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